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Texas Ballet Theater and Neiman Marcus Partner for Fashion Shows
Texas Ballet Theater announced Neiman Marcus as the presenting sponsor for its annual holiday fashion show fundraisers, Tutu Chic and the Caren Koslow Fashion Show and Luncheon.
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Coronavirus
Remembrance Tree Planted for Respiratory Therapist Lost to COVID-19
A respiratory therapist who colleagues said will always be remembered for her compassion was honored with a tree-planting ceremony Friday at Medical City Dallas.
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Society
Legacy Collective Grants Benefit the Family Place, Other Nonprofits
The Legacy Collective recently awarded four additional grants from its Texas Disaster Relief Fund, including to the Family Place.
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Faith
Faith Friday: First United Methodist Church Hosts ‘Say Their Names’ Memorial
The First United Methodist Church downtown is hosting the Say Their Names Memorial to remember those who have died as a result of systematic racism.
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Society
ReuNight, a Party Under The Stars
ReuNight, an annual benefit for The Family Place, moved to spring for a socially distanced evening amidst exquisite art at the Nasher Sculpture Center Garden.
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Interabang Books, Gracelyn’s Hope Support Vogel Alcove
Interabang Books and Gracelyn’s Hope are fundraising for a field day for the children at Vogel Alcove.
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Society
Park Place Dealerships Donate $30,000 to the Boys and Girls Club
The Park Place Dealerships celebrated Mayfest by giving back to the community and donating $30,000 to the Boys & Girls Club.
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Books of Love: Healing by Cooking
Cookbooks are time capsules and food anthropologies, gifts that mark momentous occasions and connect you to places, people, and time.
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Dallas Startup Week Returns In Person and Virtually
The DEC Network, a nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs start, build, and grow their businesses, will host the seventh-annual Dallas Startup Week in August.
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Jenna Turner Alexander Keynote Speaker For Virtual Emergent Leader Fundraiser
Jenna Turner Alexander, the owner of JennaLynn Rose Design and Décor, is the keynote speaker for the 2021 Emergent Leader Fundraiser hosted by the American Business Women’s Association.
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Society
Dallas Mavericks Mascots To Visit Parade of Playhouses
The Dallas Mavericks mascots will be visiting Dallas CASA’s 26th annual Parade of Playhouses event at NorthPark Center.
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Dallas CEO Urges Help for India
The CEO of Dallas-based multimillion-dollar textile business Nextt still has family and friends in Jaipur, India, a 3.1 million-resident city recently devastated by the pandemic.
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Society
Equest 40th Anniversary Gala Draws Royal Cameo
The sold-out Equest 40th Anniversary Gala: Celebrating 40 Years of Horse Power brought 575 people out to the new Al Hill, Jr. Arena at Texas Horse Park for dining, dancing, and horses.
Society
Party Hopping: Fancy Cars, Cool Art, Great Causes
A pandemic year couldn’t stop the Rotary Club of Park Cities from raising $150,000+ for the planned Bonton Clinic in south Dallas.
Park Cities Historic Preservation and Society Receives Spirit of Preservation Award
The Park Cities Historic and Preservation Society recently received a Spirit of Preservation Award by Preservation Dallas along with Jan and Trevor Rees-Jones for preserving the Elbert Williams home at 3805 McFarlin Boulevard.
Crystal Charity Ball
Crystal Charity Ball Announces 2022 Charity Selection Process
The 2022 Crystal Charity Ball Chairman Susan Farris and Charity Selection Chairman Suzy Gekiere announced that applications for next year’s grants will be available beginning Sept. 1.
Society
Playhouses Get Real Home Durability
Les Owens of LRO Residential has lent his building expertise to Dallas CASA’s Parade of Playhouses at NorthPark for 12 years and is at it again this year.
Nonprofits
Culinary Stars Lend Support To Benefit Addiction Recovery
The Dallas 24 Hour Club announced that pre-sales launched July 7 for their second annual cookbook titled Cooking at Home Through the Seasons: A Collection of Recipes Created by Dallas’ Top Chefs from Their Homes to Yours.
Dallas Habitat Appoints 10 New Members to Board
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity announced the appointment of 10 new members to its Board of Directors, adding more than 175 years of diverse business experience across various industries, bringing a wealth of valuable knowledge to the nonprofit organization.
Society
Linda and Mitch Hart to Receive 2021 Folsom Leadership Award
Linda and Mitch Hart were recently named the 2021 Robert S. Folsom Leadership Award recipients by the Methodist Health System Foundation.